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Goa boxer Niharika eyes National Games gold as tribute to late father
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Daughter of former handball player Sreeram Gonella, Niharika is the second of the four sisters, and took up the sport in 2014. She has since then won two silver medals at overseas invitational tournaments, and also boasts of medals at Youth Worlds, besides the domestic medals.
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PM Modi praises Indian shooters for their performance in Asian Shooting Ch
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised the stellar performance of Indian shooters at the recently concluded 15th Asian Shooting Championship in Changwon, Korea. India won a total of 55 medals to finish behind China
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U23 world champion Reetika Hooda ready for bigger challenges after Nationa
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Reetika, who moved to a higher weight category because the 72kg category is not part of the Olympics, is already thinking of qualifying for the Paris Games and felt that the National Games in Goa was a good opportunity for her to show that she can better the competition in India after the Wo
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AFC Olympic Qualifiers: India bow out of competition with 0-3 loss to Uzbe
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
In the four-team group, India had earlier lost to Japan and Vietnam.
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India keen to host 2030 Youth Olympics, 2036 Olympics: PM Modi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Interacting with the para-athletes at the Major Dhyan Chand Stadium here, the Prime Minister said the approach of the government is "athlete-centric"
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Asian Shooting Championships: Shriyanka Sadangi clinches Paris 2024 quota
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
This is India's 13th quota in shooting for the 2024 Olympics and second in women's 50 m rifle 3 positions event
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Javelin is global sport, growing well in India: Neeraj Chopra
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Olympic and World Championship gold medallist Neeraj Chopra in javelin believes that the sport has become global and its growth in India is rapid now.
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"We need to play for our honour," says Indian coach Dennerby ahead of AFC
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Back-to-back losses against Japan and Vietnam have dashed the Blue Tigresses' Paris dream. Two games where India went down fair and square despite showing glimpses of what they are capable of. But head coach Thomas Dennerby reiterated that when you are playing against teams of this level, ju
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MP: Scores of youth participate in 'Run for Unity' on National Unity Day i
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India's hockey player, Olympic medalist and Arjuna awardee Vivek Sagar Prasad flagged off the Run of Unity race from Bada Talab in the city at around 7 am on Tuesday. The race ended at the Shaurya Smarak in the city.
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India go back to drawing board following loss to Vietnam in Olympic qualif
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The general feeling is that despite the heavy loss to Japan in the first match, there were some things that went right. But those things could not be repeated on Sunday, in a game where there were more expectations from India to get a result. Obviously, the biggest blunders were made while d
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Anish Bhanwala bags Paris Olympics 2024 quota with bronze in rapid-fire pi
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
India have now picked up 30 medals from the continental event, including eight gold. Anish Bhanwala's quota was the fifth India have secured in Changwon.
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Nita Ambani receives Global Leadership Award from US-India Strategic Partn
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Founder and chairperson of Reliance Foundation Nita Ambani on Sunday expressed her gratitude as she felt honoured to be felicitated with the 2023 Global Leadership Award for Philanthropy and Corporate Social Responsibility.
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